Articles tagged as: Sikh
April 10, 2022
Hundreds gather to honor victims of FedEx shooting as anniversary nears
More than 400 people sit on the ground inside the Sikh Satsang Gurdwara — a religious building for people of the Sikh faith — on the southside of Indianapolis on Sunday to honor the eight people who were killed in a shooting at theFedEx Ground Plainfield facility last year.
Read MoreMay 1, 2021
Sikh Community Gathers Politicians For FedEx Shooting Victims Memorial At Lucas Oil
Gov. Eric Holcomb opened the event, highlighting the contributions of Sikh Hoosiers to Indiana's fight against COVID-19 including handmade masks donated early in the pandemic.
Read MoreApril 28, 2021
FedEx Shooting Victims To Be Honored At Lucas Oil Stadium
The event, expected to draw thousands, comes two weeks after a former FedEx employee fatally shot the eight people, including four members of Indianapolis' Sikh community.
Read MoreApril 22, 2021
Vigils Continue One Week After FedEx Facility Shooting
Exactly one week after a shooter opened fire at an Indianapolis FedEx facility, local and national vigils continue to honor the victims and support their families and friends.
Read MoreApril 20, 2021
Sikh Group Wants Probe Of Gunman's Possible Supremacist Link
A Sikh civil rights organization called on law enforcement Tuesday to investigate whether a former FedEx employee who fatally shot eight people -- four of them Sikhs -- at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last week had any ties to hate groups.
Read MoreApril 17, 2021
Tight-Knit Sikh Community In Shock Over FedEx Shooting
Four of the people killed in Thursday's mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse on the citys southwest side were members of Indianapolis' tight-knit Sikh community.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2017
Ind. PAC: Army's Religious Accommodation For Sikhs Is A Milestone
This week, the Army decided Sikh soldiers no longer have to cut their hair or shave their beards, and can wear religious turbans with their uniforms.
Read MoreOctober 9, 2015
Midwest Sikh Community To Gather In Indy
There are more than 50 thousand adherents of the Sikh faith in the Midwest, and about 5 thousand live in central Indiana, says Gurinder Singh, the president of the Sikh Society of Indiana. The community has grown substantially in the last 10 years, he says, fueled by inmigration from places like California and New York.
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